| Artūras Rimkevičius | |
| Fullname: | Artūras Rimkevičius |
| Birth Date: | 1983 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Death Place: | Ramučiai, Kaunas district, Lithuania |
| Height: | 1.82m (05.97feet) |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 2001 |
| Years2: | 2002–2003 |
| Years3: | 2003–2005 |
| Years4: | 2005–2006 |
| Years5: | 2006–2007 |
| Years6: | 2007–2009 |
| Years7: | 2009–2010 |
| Years8: | 2010–2011 |
| Years9: | 2011 |
| Years10: | 2011–2013 |
| Years11: | 2013 |
| Years12: | 2013 |
| Years13: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs1: | FK Tauras Tauragė |
| Clubs2: | FBK Kaunas |
| Clubs3: | FK Liepājas Metalurgs |
| Clubs4: | FK Silute |
| Clubs5: | FK Šiauliai |
| Clubs6: | FK Bekentas |
| Clubs7: | Atlantis FC |
| Clubs8: | Asteras Tripolis F.C. |
| Clubs9: | → Ethnikos Piraeus (loan) |
| Clubs10: | FK Šiauliai |
| Clubs11: | FK Ekranas |
| Clubs12: | Brunei DPMM FC |
| Clubs13: | FC Stumbras |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Caps3: | 41 |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Caps5: | 20 |
| Caps6: | 39 |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Caps8: | 1 |
| Caps9: | 4 |
| Caps10: | 44 |
| Caps11: | 10 |
| Caps12: | 11 |
| Caps13: | 53 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 17 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Goals10: | 44 |
| Goals11: | 6 |
| Goals12: | 4 |
| Goals13: | 27 |
| Totalcaps: | 256 |
| Totalgoals: | 118 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010–2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Lithuania |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
Artūras Rimkevičius (14 April 1983 – 23 September 2019) was a Lithuanian footballer who played as a striker.
He committed suicide by gunshot on 23 September 2019, aged 36.[1]
Artūras played for FK Tauras Tauragė,[2] FBK Kaunas,[3] FK Liepājas Metalurgs, FK Silute, FK Šiauliai, FK Bekentas,[4] Atlantis FC.[5] and Asteras Tripoli F.C.[6]
Artūras is the current holder of the Lithuanian football record of most goals scored in a single season, 35.
Artūras was expected to complete a move to Scottish side Heart of Midlothian in January 2013. However the deal did not go through.[7] He played for 2012 Singapore League Runners-up and League Cup champions, Brunei DPMM FC.[8]
In May 2014 he returned to Kaunas and signed with FC Stumbras.[9]
Artūras made his international debut against Latvia in June 2010, scoring three times for his country in seven caps, one against Estonia and two against Armenia.
Since 2019 A Lyga season, the A Lyga Top Scorer award has been posthumously renamed as Artūras Rimkevičius Trophy.[10]